The cave entrance does not exist until
this point in the game, preventing you from entering before the
game is ready for it.

Most monsters in the area are tougher
physical specialists with a relative weakness to magic.

Don't miss the Heal Rod here. It's useless
for attacking enemies, since it heals the target of its attack, even if
undead, but it's a free way to recover HP, and an interesting
novelty at the very least. There's also another purpose it can
serve later on.

Let a
Poison Bennu survive
a few rounds with at least two enemies alive to see White Wind,
a useful healing skill for Stragus to learn.

After some spelunking, and glimpses of what
appears to be a certain young girl following them, the party finds
a chamber with three golden statues prominently displayed.
Stragus is astonished to see them.

{ｽﾄﾗｺﾞｽ}「こ、これは……
三闘神の像！？
{ﾃｨﾅ}「三闘神？

{Stragus}: Th-these are...
statues of the Three Warring Gods!?
{Tina}: Three Warring Gods?

{Tina}: I sense incredible magical power.
{Stragus}: The Three Warring Gods are the
gods of magic. Which means you could
also call them the creators of the Genjuu.
There are legends that the Genjuu made statues
of the Three Warring Gods and enshrined them
in a holy land. This is surely that place.

{TERRA}: I can feel their power...
{STRAGO}: The Statues are the source of all magic.
It's said the Espers made these images, and put them in a very special place.
These represent power beyond all comprehension...

{ﾃｨﾅ}「きっと幻獣達は
この像の魔力に引きよせられて
この島にたどりついたのね。

{Tina}: The Genjuu must have been
drawn to this island by the magical
power of these statues.

{TERRA}: Our Espers no doubt came to this island to bask in all this magical power!

{Lock}: By the way, old man.
What became of those Three Warring Gods
after they gave birth to the Genjuu?
{Stragus}: Weary of battle, the Three Warring
Gods turned their own bodies to stone
and entered an eternal slumber.
Their location is told in legend to be
beyond the Mystic Barricade.

{LOCKE}: Say, old timer,
what happened to the stone goddesses?
{STRAGO}: Legend has it that they're hidden somewhere beyond the reach of humans.
I'd say they're beyond the sealed gate...

{ﾃｨﾅ}「封魔壁が幻獣界との接点で
あるのも、三闘神の魔力によるもの
なのかしら？

{Tina}: Could it be the magical power of the Three
Warring Gods that makes the Mystic Barricade
the only point of contact with the Genjuu World?

{TERRA}: I wonder if the barrier that protects that place is generated by those stone goddesses?

{ﾛｯｸ}「な～るほどね。
{ﾃｨﾅ}「幻獣達が像の魔力に
引きよせられたのなら、あの奥に…？

{Lock}: Makes sense.
{Tina}: If the Genjuu were drawn by the magical
power of the statues, then they're in there...?

{LOCKE}: Phew...what a story.
{TERRA}: If the Espers were attracted here by these statues, they must be around here somewhere!

The dawn of sorcery...
Three gods who descended from the
heavens began a war in fear of each other.
Those caught in the fighting transformed
into Genjuu and became minions to
the gods, who battled at great length.

The birth of magic...
3 goddesses were banished here. In time they began quarreling, which led to all-out war.
Those unlucky humans who got in the way were transformed into Espers, and used as living war machines...

Realizing the folly of their own
immense power which brought forth war,
the gods sealed themselves away by causing
their powers to neutralize each other.
Then, with the last of their strength, they granted
minds to the Genjuu and turned themselves to stone.
The gods left these final words to the Genjuu:
"Seal us away for all eternity."

The goddesses finally realized that they were being laughed at by those who had banished them here.
In a rare moment of mutual clarity, they agreed to seal themselves away from the world.
With their last ounce of energy they gave the Espers back their own free will, and then transformed themselves...
...into stone.
Their only request was that the Espers keep them sealed away for all eternity.

We build these statues in reverence of the
gods in their eternal slumber, and with the hope
that their power will never be used again.
We enshrine these here on earth as an
admonition to future generations of the gods
that once descended from the heavens.

The Espers created these statues as a symbol of their vow to let the goddesses sleep in peace.
The Espers have sworn to keep the goddesses' power from being abused.

Let's see... there's nothing about a
banishment or anyone laughing at them, the bit about their
powers neutralizing each other is lost, and of course anything
that smacks of worship is censored. Though not as evident
here, there's also the issue that the NA version has a tendency
to confuse the distinction between these statues, made to
represent the gods, and the gods themselves, which rest
elsewhere and possess quite a bit more power. Since both
sets are referred to as "statues" this confusion is
understandable to an extent, but the difference matters.

The NA verison also has an
unfortunate tendency to call them "the goddesses"
when not calling them "the Statues". I believe a
more recent remake uses the name "Warring Triad"
instead, an accurate, concise phrase that also has a nice
poetic sort of sound to it.

The party tries to move on, but a familiar
eight-legged purple character drops in, landing on them and
taking a few extra spiteful hops on Lock before going to look
at the statues.

ｵﾙﾄﾛｽ「へへへ、このキンピカの像は
おれ様のものだ～。
これでジークフリードの兄貴に
顔向けできるよ～ん。

Orthros: Heh heh heh, these glittering
gold statues are all mine!
I'll be able to show my face
to boss Siegfried now!

He has relatively low physical defense and
the usual weaknesses to Flame and
Thunder, so use the corresponding
swords and rods for plenty of damage. He also has 'levitate' status
in this battle for whatever reason, so Lock's Hawkeye can be very
effective as well. Finally, Orthros is vulnerable to 'slow' and 'stop'
status, so that can work to your advantage.

Actually, 'stop' can work a little
too well, with the potential to lock out the
counterattack scripts that trigger the upcoming events.
Relm still joins after the battle regardless, though.

Orthros will gradually advance toward
the party, then use Magnitude 8 (67%) or Aqua Breath (33%) after
advancing eight times. A few shots of magic, or a larger number
of normal attacks, will make him back off a step, but be wary of
casting too many spells:

オルトロスの体質が変化した！
３属性の攻撃に注意！！

Orthros's nature changed!
Beware of prime trait attacks!!

Ultros's form has changed!
Beware his tri-elemental attack!

As noted way back in the
Beginner's House,
the prime traits are Flame,
Ice, and
Thunder. Attacking with any of
these after this point will provoke a counterattack of the
matching trait, either Figa,
Blizzaga, or
Thundaga. Stick to weapon
attacks to avoid that, or try throwing a few Reflect Rings into the
mix...

After taking 6,640 damage, Orthros
casts Haste and
Protect on himself
with the following line:

いま、むかつくタコ野郎と
思わなかった？
ごめんね ごめんね

You didn't just think
I'm a damn annoying octopus, did you?
Sorry, sorry.

Hope I'm not making a nuisance
of myself! So sorry!

After another 5,120 damage, Relm finally gets
sick of lurking and decides to jump into combat. "Relm"
plays for the rest of the battle.

{リルム}
「おじいちゃん！
来ちゃった……！

{Relm}:
Gramps!
I'm here...!

{RELM}:
Grandpa!
I'm here......!

{ストラゴス}
「{リルム}！
家にいろと言ったじゃろ！

{Stragus}:
{Relm}!
Didn't I tell you to stay home!?

{STRAGOS}:
{RELM}!
I told you to stay at home!

{リルム}
「お絵かきなら、なんでもこいの
{リルム}様、初登場！

{Relm}:
Anything goes for an artist.
The great {Relm} makes her debut!

{RELM}:
I couldn't miss the chance to
practice my drawing!

「ねえねえ、あんただあれ？

Hey, hey, who're you?

Say, sweetie, who are you?

オルトロス
「だあれとは、失礼な！
このオルトロス様に向かって！！

Orthros:
Who am I? How rude to say
such a thing to the great Orthros!!

ULTROS:
How dare you!
I'm Ultros!!

{ロック}
「{リルム}様に、オルトロス様
なんだか、わけが分からなくなって
きたなあ……？

{Lock}:
The great {Relm} and the great Orthros.
Is it just me, or are things making
less and less sense...?

{LOCKE}:
{RELM} and Ultros......
What ARE you doing......?

{リルム}
「ねえねえ、オルちゃん、
似顔絵かいてあげようか？

{Relm}:
Hey, hey, Or-chan,
want me to draw your portrait?

{RELM}:
Listen, Ulty......
Why don't you pose for me?

オルトロス
「オ、オルちゃん！、失礼な！
このオルトロス様に向かって！！
似顔絵なんぞ、いらんわい！

Orthros:
O-Or-chan! How rude to say
such a thing to the great Orthros!!
I don't need no stinking portrait!

ULTROS:
I'm not one of your kiddy
friends! Don't talk to me as if
I were!!
I don't want a portrait!

{リルム}
「えーん、えーん
あげないんだもん……
かいてあげないんだもん

{Relm}:
Fiiiine, fiiiine,
I won't do it...
I'm not gonna draw you.

{RELM}:
Forget it!
I don't wanna draw it
anymore!

{リルム}
「いいんだもん……
{リルム}ここから……
飛びおりてやるんだもん

{Relm}:
No biggie...
I'm just gonna...
jump off over here.

{RELM}:
It's okay......
I'll just jump down from
here.

{ティナ}
「だめよ！！
そんなことしちゃだめ！！！

{Tina}:
No!!
You can't do that!!!

{TERRA}:
No!!
You can't do that!!!

「ひそひそ……

(whispering)...

Whisper, whisper......

{ティナ}
「どーすんの？、こんな小さい
子、いじめちゃって！
何かあったら許さないわよ！！

{Tina}:
What do you think you're doing?
Picking on such a small child!
I'm blaming you if anything happens!!

{TERRA}:
How dare you bother that
little girl!
I'm not going to forgive
you if you hurt her!!

オルトロス
「そ、そんなあ……
じゃあ、どーすりゃいいのよ？

Orthros:
Th-that's not...
Then what am I supposed to do?

ULTROS:
Well, whadduya want I should
do?

{ロック}
「かいてもらえよ
かっこよく、かいてもらえるかも
しれないぜ

{Lock}:
Have her draw you.
Maybe you even could get her
to make you look good.

{LOCKE}:
Ask her to draw your
portrait. She may actually
make you look pleasant!

Relm joins the party mid-battle to fill in the
empty position. She can Sketch enemies to use their attacks
against them (refer to her character
entry for details). Successfully using it against Orthros will
end the battle immediately (though you can also finish him off
normally).

そんな…それじゃまるで……
まるっきり タコじゃん！

Nuh-uh... it's just like...
just like I'm a total octopus!

How can this be?
I...I'm nothing more than a
stupid octopus!

Steal for a White Cape (common).
No rare steal or dropped items.

{ﾘﾙﾑ}「ね？ 見てくれた？
{リルム}も立派に戦えるよ。
ジジイよりは役立つんじゃない？
{ｽﾄﾗｺﾞｽ}「ジ、ジジイ！？

{Relm}: See? Did you see that?
I can fight just fine too.
Aren't I more useful than the old geezer?
{Stragus}: O-old geezer!?

{RELM}: Hey! Did you see me? I was awesome!
Wouldn't I be more helpful than Gramps?
{STRAGO}: G...GRAMPS!!?

{ﾃｨﾅ}「つれてっても
いいんじゃない？

{Tina}: Would it hurt to take
her along?

{TERRA}: I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have you along...

{ｽﾄﾗｺﾞｽ}「わかったわかった。
しょうがないやつじゃ。
{ﾘﾙﾑ}「やったー！

{Stragus}: Fine, fine.
I don't have much choice.
{Relm}: Oh yeah!

{STRAGO}: All right all ready!
If you insist...
{RELM}: That's better!

Relm remains in the party, giving you a full
four members again.

Sadly, Relm's Sketch ability is largely
useless given that it uses the opponent's (typically pathetically low)
stats, and that many opponents favor attacks that don't affect them
anyway (trying to burn fire-based enemies, for example). It helps
on occasion if you know there's something available that doesn't
care about stats, or that you can teach Stragus. Generally, however,
she's more useful for her unusually high magic power, so get
her some offensive spells as soon as possible.

Also, remember that Memento Ring
hidden in their house? Relm can use it... but she already has one
equipped, so that other one still seems kind of pointless.

The next room has weak floors that wouldn't
collapse without Relm in the party, so now further exploration
is possible. Look around for an X-Potion as well as a Chocobo
Suit and Sleepy Cat Suit, peculiar armor that only Strago and
Relm can use. Deeper in the cave is an occupied chamber.
When the party approaches, the music stops, and "Another
World of Beasts" fades in.

{ﾘﾙﾑ}「これが……幻獣……！？

{Relm}: This is... a Genjuu...!?

{RELM}: Are these...Espers?!

The Genjuu does something aggressive.
Relm jumps back, and Stragos moves to defend her. As more
Genjuu approach, the others start to look worried, too.

Stragos nods and gets Relm, who also nods
a few times before leaving with him. However, they return almost
immediately, Relm waving her arms wildly, as several more
Genjuu approach from that direction. Tina takes up a defensive
position behind them, Lock covers the front, and Stragos guards
Relm's exposed flank. Not encouraged by the way things are
going, Tina and Stragos began chanting as Lock braces for
an attack. However...

ﾕﾗ「待て！

Yura: Wait!

YURA: Halt!

The other Genjuu part to make way as a
more distinctive one approaches. Tina steps forward to face him,
and some odd sounds are heard.

{Stragus}: So you're the youngsters
from the Genjuu World?
Yura: The Genjuu World has a law that
forbids us from coming to this world.
But we young ones assembled by the gate to
rescue our kindred who were turned to magicite.
And just then {Tina}...

{STRAGO}: You're the Espers that fled through the sealed gate?
YURA: As a rule, we are not allowed to visit to your world.
We few had gathered near the gate, and were wondering how we could save the Espers that had been kidnapped.
It was just a coincidence that {TERRA} appeared when she did...

{Tina}: I felt it too.
Your feelings, from inside the gate.
Yura: We were able to get out when
{Tina} opened the gate for us.
But no sooner had we entered this
world but we lost control of our own
powers.

{TERRA}: I felt...
your presence...
through the gate.
YURA: We bolted the moment {TERRA} opened the gate.
But once in your world, we lost control of our powers.

ﾕﾗ「そのために、一つの都市を
メチャメチャに破壊してしまい、
罪の無い人達まで…

Yura: Because of that we destroyed
a city, reducing it to a shambles,
and even innocent people...

YURA: We completely leveled a city...and took some innocent lives...

{ﾃｨﾅ}「私と同じだわ…
突然手に入れた力をコントロール
できなくて…

{Tina}: Just like me...
I couldn't control the power I
suddenly gained...

{TERRA}: That's what happened to me! I lost all control of my power...

{ｽﾄﾗｺﾞｽ}「おそらく幻獣はあちらの
世界では力がある程度おさえられる
傾向があるのじゃろう。
それが突然開放されたために…

{Stragus}: Most likely the other world has
properties such that Genjuu power
is suppressed to a certain degree.
Because it was suddenly unleashed...

{STRAGO}: There must be something in your world that allows you to focus your power differently.
You must use caution while in our world...

ﾕﾗ「幻獣によっては精神に失調を
きたし人に危害を加える者も…
本当にもうしわけない。

Yura: Some among us lost mental stability
and even caused harm to people...
this was truly inexcusable.

YURA: We are deeply sorry to have caused you humans such suffering and pain.

{ﾛｯｸ}「帝国も幻獣達との
和解を望んでいる。
どうだ？ 俺達と来ては。
ﾕﾗ「……われわれをゆるして
くれるのか？

{Lock}: The Empire hopes to come to
a settlement with the Genjuu as well.
How about it? Come with us.
Yura: ...they would forgive us?

{LOCKE}: The past is history. The Empire seems to want to talk peace with you. Why not come with us?
YURA: They would forgive us so easily?

{ﾛｯｸ}「サマサの村へ行って
レオ将軍達と合流しよう。
{ﾃｨﾅ}「そうね。

{Lock}: Let's head for the village of Thamasa
and meet up with General Leo and the others.
{Tina}: Right.

{LOCKE}: Let's go to Thamasa and talk with General Leo.
{TERRA}: Right!